When you are taking photos, having a good understanding of the resolution of the images is an important factor that you are going to have to consider, particularly if you are buying a camera or deciding which camera to use to best capture your subjects. The number of megapixels that your camera has will play…
Questions To Ask Before Buying A New Camera Or Lens
Photography, like all art forms, is about continuous growth, evolution and an ever increasing expansion of your possibilities. Purchasing a new camera can open many doors in your creative journey, allow you to produce higher quality images and keep your work fresh and vibrant. Buying a new camera is a major investment and the choice…
What Are The Best Practices For Digital Photography Workflow
What is a a digital photography workflow? Your workflow is a system that you use to work and achieve consistent results in an effective manner. Workflows will vary immensely from one person to another but there are still some universal elements that you can learn from and adopt in your own process of creating great…
The Best Camera Shooting Modes For Beginners
When you decide to upgrade from relying on your phone or a point and shoot camera to a better model one of the first things you will be faced with is a wider array of ‘modes’ on your new camera. That said though, it’s not just newbies who have a lot to learn about what…
Complete Guide To Photo and Video Camera Systems
A camera system is a combination of the camera and lenses that you use to get the results that your creative vision and ambition has envisioned. Selecting the right camera for your needs and using the right lenses in combination with it gives you the maximum control over the work that you are able to…
Complete Guide To Buying Camera Gear From The Grey Market
It can be extremely costly to purchase new cameras and photographic equipment and although it’s usually worth paying the top dollars for high quality gear there are occasions when you can do an end run around the domestic market and make significant savings by importing products from other markets. This allows you to easily avoid…
Complete Guide To Selecting The Best Tripod
A good, sturdy and reliable tripod is an excellent addition to your photography gear that can open up new avenues of creativity and possibilities for your work. A tripod keeps the camera dead still while you take a photo meaning that you will never have ‘shakes’ or blurs in your images giving you the ability…
What You Need To Know Before Buying A Camera Strap
As camera technology has advanced so have the accessories that make using your camera easier, safer and more comfortable. Although it may seem to many that there is nothing to a camera strap except a basic chord that holds it around your neck nothing could be further from the truth and there are a wide…
What Time Is The Best Lighting For Photography?
‘Golden Hour’ photography, also known as the ‘magic hour’ in the movie industry, refers to specific times of the day when the natural light of the sun is softer and has more of a reddish hue than during the rest of the day. During the first hour of the morning light and in the hour…
Why Are Mirrorless Cameras Better?
A mirrorless camera is a type of camera that does not use a reflex mirror inside its body to direct the light onto the viewfinder and instead uses a high tech image sensor and an electronic LCD monitor to show the user a preview image. Unlike the DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera that uses…